The suspect taken into custody by SERT officers after a disturbance in the 4500 block of Northeast Portland Highway has been identified as 27-year-old John J Barry. Barry was lodged in the Multnomah County Jail on a warrant for Failure to Appear regarding a previous charge of DUII.

Officers located a replica firearm in the house after Barry was taken into custody.

A woman who was inside the residence and believed to be involved in the disturbance was uncooperative with the investigation.

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SERT has taken the subject into custody involved in the incident at the 4500 Block of Northeast Portland Highway. CNT members used multiple methods to contact the subject and get him to surrender to police. The subject exited the residence and was arrested by SERT officers for a warrant; additional charges are possible as the investigation continues.

All occupants of the home were contacted and are safe. The area is secure and all residents in the area are no longer required to shelter in place. Traffic on Northeast Portland Highway should resume within the hour.

North Precinct officers will continue to investigate this incident. The identity of the subject will be released when he is booked into the Multnomah County Jail.

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The Portland Police Bureau Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT) and Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) are responding to the 4500 block of Northeast Portland Highway regarding a disturbance in a residence.